Additional Licensure Program Admission Requirements

To apply for admission to the Additional Licensure program, you must possess a current Minnesota teaching license and submit the following:

A current five-year Minnesota teaching license. Licenses cannot be added to one-year limited licenses. (Note: A current teaching license in special education is required for the ASD Additional Licensure program)

Official transcript of a bachelor's degree with a GPA of at least 3.0 from a nationally or regionally accredited college or university. This should be sent directly from the institution to Graduate Admission or provided in a sealed, signed envelope. You do not have to provide transcripts for courses taken at Hamline University.

If you have a GPA of 2.5-2.9, you may be considered for provisional admission. Please provide a one-two page written reflection indicating your plans for meeting the Hamline GPA requirements if admitted to the program. Applicants who have successfully completed a master's degree (GPA >3.0) are exempt from the provisional review process.

A one- to two-page personal statement outlining your professional beliefs, your current and/or prior teaching experience, the reasons you are seeking an additional Minnesota teaching license, dnd two or three professional goals directly related to the new license area. (Note: This essay will also be used prior to entering your Advanced Practicum.)* Not applicable for Reading License applicants.

Non-native speakers of English must also submit evidence of either a bachelor's degree from an English-language university or a TOEFL score of 100 for internet based, 250 for computer based, or 600 for paper based or IELTS score of 7.